Encounters in the Turkey-Syria borderland. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bezen Balamir Coskun and Selin Yıldız Nielsen.
• Authors: Balamir-Coskun, Bezen, 1973-; Nielsen, Selin Yıldız
• Contents: Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: Background; Chapter One; A Brief History of Modern Syria (1946-2000); The Reign of Bashar al-Assad until the Outbreak of the Civil War (2000-11); Chronology of the Syrian Civil War (2011-17); Conclusion; Chapter Two; The Asylum Seekers and Refugees as an International Problem; A Brief Review of the Movements of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Turkish Lands; The Refugee Regime in Turkey and Syrian Asylum Seekers; Proud to Protect Refugees? Turkey's Refugee and Asylum Regime Revisited after 2013 ConclusionChapter Three; Mediation, Humanitarian Aid and Support to Opposition Movements (2011-13); Humanitarian Diplomacy or Humanitarianism (2013); Turkish Public Opinion towards Syrians turned Sour after 2013; Persuading the Public; Conclusion; Part Two: Setting; Chapter Four; Geography and Economy; History: from Aintab to Gaziantep; The People of Gaziantep; Syrians in Gaziantep; Conclusion; Part Three: Encounters; Chapter Five; Prelude; Honey, We are Home…?; Gaziantep to Aleppo; The Spring Comes to Syria; Sweet Dreams are Made of This…; Shattered Lives: Samed, Nasser, Zahra, and Mouhtar Monologues of RefugeesMonologues on Refugees; Epilogue; Chapter Six; My Background; Al-Nazeer Family; Aimar's Story; Badir the Builder; Raina and Reem; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; About the Authors
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 113 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 956.9104/23; Migration, immigration & emigration; Syrians -- Turkey; Refugees -- Syria; HISTORY / Middle East / General; Refugees & political asylum; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-; Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Syria; Syria -- Foreign relations -- Turkey; Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781527516922
• Related ISBNs: 152751692X; 1527514021; 9781527514027
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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